Update, 5:46 p.m. Tornado Warning was cancelled at 5:39p.m., a Tornado Watch is still active until 9 p.m.
Update, 5:43 p.m. Flash Flood Warning effective until 7:30 p.m. Avoid low-lying areas prone to flooding.
Update, 5:00 p.m. Severe thunderstorm warning until 5:45.
Update, 4:30 p.m. The National Weather Service is calling for Super Cell development west of Route 47 west to the Illinois line and move east southeast. The threat level is being raised to High from Moderate. The storms are predicted to gather in clusters around the Route 47 area and continue to move east southeast. The highest threat of Tornado activity is the Super Cell area, however tornado development will continue as the storms merge. The merging of the storms will develop large hail, 80 mph plus winds and heavy rain of 2 inches. The Super Cell development is going to start around 4 to 7 p.m. and it appears our area may be impacted by 7 to 8 p.m. and beyond.
Update 4 p.m. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Kendall, Kane, Will and Grundy counties through 9 p.m. Wednesday
Update 1 p.m. The National Weather Service is now classifying the threat of severe weather Wednesday afternoon as "high risk."
Original:
The entire Chicagoland area could see severe storms Wednesday afternoon and evening.
The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center has placed most of Illinois—including Kendall County—in the "slight risk" category for severe weather on Wednesday, with a portion of Illinois south of Chicago in the "moderate risk" category. The Storm Prediction Center says a "slight risk" means that "well-organized severe thunderstorms are expected, but in small numbers and/or low coverage."
According to the weather service, residents of Yorkville could see:
- STRONG TORNADOES
- DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 75 MPH
- HAIL TO THE SIZE OF BASEBALLS
- VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WHICH COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING
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